

Our Approach

Melissa and Errin bring over 25 years social work experience in the field. Through these years, they have developed and refined their clinical skills through a combination of trainings, practice, consultation, peer support and mentorship.
Our Training
Clinical Trainings
Modalities and Approaches (Melissa)
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Trauma Focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)
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Narrative Therapy
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Motivational Interviewing
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Connect: Attachment Model
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Collaborative Problem Solving (Tiers 1 and 2)
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
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Family Therapy
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Trauma Focussed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Internal Family Systems
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Bowen Family Systems Theory
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Flash for PTSD
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Responding to Trauma through Play Therapy
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Self-Injury behaviour
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Crisis Intervention and Suicide Intervention
Related Trainings and Workshops (Melissa)
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Clinical Supervision
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Leaders for Success
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Leading and Managing non-profit organizations
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ACES (Adverse Childhood Events) and Trauma
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Indigenous Awareness Training
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Conversations: An International Conference, Intentional Erasures
Clinical Trainings
Modalities and Approaches (Errin)
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Internal Family Systems
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Bowen Family Systems Theory
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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Skills
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Advanced Psychodynamic Strategies: CBT, DBT, and Dynamic Concepts to use with Challenging Cases
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Solution Focussed Practice
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Behavioural Family Therapy
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Brain Works DSM IV Training
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ASSIST Suicide Intervention
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Mindfulness Therapy
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Motivational Interviewing
Related Trainings and Workshops (Errin)
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Ethics, Risk and Liability in Social Work
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Go To Training (Train the Trainer)
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Concurrent Disorders Module
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Crisis Incident Response Training
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Supporting Youth with Impulse Control Issues
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Counselling Children, Youth, and Families with Complex Needs: An Ecological Approach to Nurturing Resilience Across Cultures and Contexts
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Understanding and Assessing Adolescents Who Have Sexually Abused
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Promoting Community Safety Through Collaboration: Prevention, Treatment & Supervision
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Course Design in a Learning Centered College, Supporting Student Success, Foundations of Adult Education, Career Development, Portfolio, and Mentorship
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Portfolio Practitioner Training
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Career and Life / Work Practitioner Training